I have zero faith in the medical community anymore, and less faith in any online resources spewing 'medical advice'. My 11yo son is going in for surgery soon, for removal of tonsils and adenoids. I know this is routine procedure nowadays so I am not at all worried, But I am curious, have any of you had this procedure done recently or know someone who has? Especially someone young. I had it done 30 years ago and I was too young to remember anything. I'm sure its much different today. Because of the surgery, he'll be out of school for a week but my hope is he'll be recovered enough in a few days. He's active and involved in sports and want to make sure he can resume his normal lifestyle in 4-5 days, but no idea what to expect in terms of recovery.
Any thoughts based on recent experiences greatly appreciated!
You are 100% correct in your interpretation of my comments. He is a very active kid, involved in sports and school and what not. Whenever he's sick and "down for the count" he's just not himself and as a father, it pains me to see that, so I guess my hope for as speedy a recovery as possible is so he can get back to being himself. I do trust the doctor (as much as I can actually trust anyone in medicine nowadays anyway) and his reco has been "everyone heals differently and recovery for kids from a procedure like this is typically quicker than a teen and adult". So I really haven't gotten a definitive timeline. I guess thats why I inquired to see if others I do trust on GAW have had a similar experience with a similarly aged child.
Gotcha. My tonsillectomy was very different. A bunch of the 5 y.o. were scheduled for the same day. This was the 70s - it was common in my area.
Everyone kept coming back that day just fine from surgery - except me.
Apparently my tonsils were still infected (or getting infected). No outward sign was visible that this was the case. I felt fine. Tonsils looked fine. It did not become apparent until they began to cut and then all the infection spread out all over. I got very sick as a result. IVs, antibiotics, vomiting, the works.
It was a few days before I got to the point of where the other were the evening of post-op.
I think my surgery was scheduled near a holiday - Thanksgiving, maybe. Because I remember being out for longer than I missed school.
Good luck.
thank you!